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Can Google’s AI Cyber Defense Initiative come to the rescue of global cybersecurity defenders?
Google has announced a new AI Cyber Defense Initiative, but our security expert isn't convinced that it's going to work.
What is Sora? Even the AI experts aren’t sure
OpenAI's stunning new AI video model has experts divided over whether it's a huge leap forward for AI physics or not
Pensioner hard disks just keep on spinning
Backblaze data shows certain hard disks don't fail at greater rates in old age
Forget Patch Tuesday: it’s Take Action Thursday as Microsoft confirms Windows zero-day double-header
In light of two zero-day vulnerabilities announced by Microsoft for Patch Tuesday, today should be called Take Action Thursday says Davey Winder.
Lenovo to mark MWC 2024 with more AI PCs
Lenovo has announced ahead of the upcoming MWC in Barcelona that it will unveil several new AI PCs and edge computing solutions.
Kill your vampire tasks before they suck away your productivity
Vampire tasks suck, as they stop you from getting real work done. With so much at stake, Nicole Kobie explains how to fight back.
Nvidia Chat with RTX AI chatbot heralds the coming of local AI
Nvidia has released an AI chatbot that works on your computer without connecting to the web. The catch? It needs a recent Nvidia graphics card - from its RTX series - to work.
Why the Vision Pro is a repair nightmare and Apple probably doesn’t care
Like so many products in Apple's portfolio, the Vision Pro is a dream device but a repair nightmare, writes Lee Grant
Google joins C2PA to improve AI transparency and defences against deepfakes
Google joins C2PA in an effort with other tech giants to help consumers in telling machine-generated and human-created content apart.Â
Your security defences will dive, dive, dive unless you sink hunter-killer malware
Hunter-killer malware is on the rise and represents a far-reaching change in how threat actors are able to both identify and counteract advanced enterprise defences.
Is the worst over for tech job losses?
New figures show a massive decline in the number of tech jobs being lost, suggesting the worst of the cull might be over
Midjourney website now lets you generate images without Discord
Midjourney now lets some customers generate images from its website. How well does it work? Our Midjourney expert investigates...
Google to block sideloading in Singapore in new financial fraud pilotÂ
In a bid to protect Android users from financial scams, Google is launching a pilot program in partnership with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) to prevent users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore.
Forget hacked toothbrushes, worry about the rise in real DDOS attacks
A ridiculous story about three million hacked toothbrushes being used in a DDoS attack went viral this week - the real threat is more worrying
AI regulation will hurt financial firms, says Ted Cruz
Senators in the US are hitting back at attempts to regulate AI in the financial industry, which they call a "war on technology".
AI model built on Intel Xeon Scalable processors helps diagnose throat cancerÂ
Artificial intelligence cancer detection is making its way out of hospitals and into patients' pockets with a new model developed by researchers in Taiwan and the US.Â
A fragmented cybersecurity landscape is weakening your defences, research suggests
Following best-practice security policies may actually be making your defences weaker due to the amount of time it takes to onboard new services
Windows 12 still on track for 2024 despite major Windows 11 24H2 update
Microsoft has let slip there will be a major Windows 11 update this year, leading some to speculate that this means no Windows 12 in 2024. History suggests otherwise.
Longer-lasting servers will save Amazon almost $1 billion
Amazon extends life of its servers to six years, saving the company $900 million
Windows Server 2025 adds flighting and deletes WordPad from Windows 11
What's new in Windows Server 2025, which is available today for early adopters, and it's also time to say goodbye to WordPad in Windows 11